William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Howard
Maternal Family Tree: Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury 1807-1895
Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle educated at Balliol College, Oxford University.
Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle educated at Rugby School.
In 1864 [his father] George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 20] and [his mother] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 18] were married.
On 8th March 1867 Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle was born to [his father] George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 23] and [his mother] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 22].
On 29th March 1889 William George Howard 8th Earl Carlisle [aged 81] died unmarried. His nephew [his father] George [aged 45] succeeded 9th Earl Carlisle. [his mother] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 44] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 17th April 1894 Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 27] and Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 26] were married. He the son of George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 50] and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 49].
On 6th January 1895 [his son] George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard 11th Earl Carlisle was born to Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 27] and [his wife] Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 27]. He married 17th January 1918 Bridget Helen "Biddy" Ruthven Countess Carlisle and had issue.
On 20th January 1897 [his daughter] Constance Howard was born to Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 29] and [his wife] Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 29].
On 23rd April 1900 [his daughter] Ankaret Howard was born to Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 33] and [his wife] Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 32].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 24th October 1903 [his daughter] Elizabeth Howard was born to Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 36] and [his wife] Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 36].
On 16th April 1911 [his father] George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 67] died. His son Charles [aged 44] succeeded 10th Earl Carlisle. [his wife] Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 43] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 20th January 1912 Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 44] died. His son George [aged 17] succeeded 11th Earl Carlisle.
On 9th December 1957 [his former wife] Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 90] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Capell Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Byron 4th Baron Byron 
14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
GrandFather: Charles Wentworth George Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Parke 1st Baron Wensleydale
GrandMother: Mary Parke
Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle 6 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 3rd Baronet 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Way
Great x 2 Grandmother: Abigail Way Countess Sheffield
Mother: Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Dillon 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Dillon 11th Viscount Dillon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Hales Countess Lichfield 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Phipps
Great x 3 Grandfather: Constantine Phipps 1st Baron Mulgrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Annesley Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Phipps 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey
GrandMother: Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland